IRL ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 2000-2004 SEASONS
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 17, 1998 - The engine specifications and manufacturer
guidelines for the Pep Boys Indy Racing League for the years 2000 through
2004 were announced during a press ...

PERSISTENCE PAYS FOR COURAGEOUS TEAM MANAGER KUNZMAN
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 16, 1998 -- A long time ago, Lee Kunzman
discovered two things: One, he loved racing nearly as much as life itself;
and two, it sometimes takes great courage to keep...

Troy, MI (July 29, 1998) - Funerals for the three victims of the incident
that occurred Sunday at the U.S. 500 at Michigan Speedway will be
conducted Thursday and Friday in Michigan and Tennessee.
Kenneth Dale Fox, 38, of Lansing, Mich.;...

FedEx Championship Series
CART'S VERSION OF RESTRICTOR PLATE RACING, THE HANDFORD DEVICE, RETURNS
IN THE SEASON ENDING MARLBORO 500 AT THE CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY THIS
WEEKEND.
EACH MAJOR MOTORSPORT SERIES PRESCRIBES TO A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY...

BMW M COUPE TO JOIN PPG PACE CAR TEAM
AFTER DEBUT AT GREATER LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NEW JERSEY, December 11, 1998...A BMW M Coupe will join
the PPG Pace Car team and be featured at select CART Championship Series
races in 1999.

TEN SECONDS: THE ANATOMY OF A PEP BOYS IRL PIT STOP
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 25, 1998 - While a talented driver, strong engine
and well tuned chassis are important ingredients in any auto racing
victory, skilled work in the pits often makes the...

OLDSMOBILE PERFORMANCE PROFILE:
JIM WRIGHT/BRAYTON ENGINEERING
Note: This is one of a series of profiles on the people who have made
Oldsmobile's IRL Aurora V8 the dominant engine in the Indy Racing
League.
Jim Wright is a big, big man.

Excerpts from an interview with Andrew Craig, December 16, 1998. Mr. T. E.
McHale, CART News Manager was the moderator.
T.E. McHALE: Good afternoon to everybody. Happy holidays to you all and
thanks for joining us this afternoon. Our guest ...

An $11 million wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the
estate of Kenneth D. Fox of Lansing, Mich., by lawyer James Graves.
Fox was killed when a crash involving the car of Adrian Fernandez sent a
tire and other debris flying into...

'The Spirit of San Antonio' Returns to Indy with Lyn St. James
INDIANAPOLIS, May 8 - "The Spirit of San Antonio" will once again
grace the sides of Lyn St. James' entry in the Indianapolis 500 this year.
The slogan belongs to...

RICHIE HEARN IS THE ONLY CHAMP CAR DRIVER TO HAVE RACED BEFORE HE WAS
BORN.
PRIOR TO RICHIE HEARN'S RACING CAREER TAKING OFF, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY WAS MAKING A NAME FOR HERSELF IN RACING, RICHIE'S MOTHER, CHRISTY
JEFFRIES. THAT WAS,...

(December 15, 1998) -- Veteran Penske Racing's Clive Howell is the new
general manager of CART's winningest team. Howell has been with Penske for
twenty years and was a chief mechanic during the 1980s on cars driven by
Bobby Unser, Al Unser Sr....

JOHNCOCK TOOK UNCONVENTIONAL PATH TO INDY GLORY
INDIANAPOLIS, May 11, 1998 -- Gordon Johncock won two Indianapolis
500-Mile Races, but you can't call it a dream come true. Growing up barely
more than 200 miles north of Indianapolis, ...

'GAS MAN' SNEVA ALWAYS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY
INDIANAPOLIS, May 14, 1998 -- In his best racing days, Tom Sneva
was called the "Gas Man."
One obvious reason was that he stepped on the gas, setting speed
records wherever he...

CALKINS KEEPS IRL SUCCESS ALL IN THE FAMILY
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7, 1998 -- Buzz Calkins was 15, playing golf
and lacrosse in a Denver high school, when his father purchased a go-kart
for him.
A dozen years later the Calkins ...

IRL ENGINE COMPETITION HEATS UP IN ARIZONA DESERT
Independent Builders Compete for Customers and Prestige
with Oldsmobile Powerplants in Final Warm-Up for Indy 500
Phoenix, Ariz. -- With 51 of the 52 cars on the entry...